1989–90 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

1989–90 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record21-7
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Brown
  • Jeff Dillon
  • Tom Rhoades
  • Jim Ehler
Home arenaWSU PE Building
Seasons
1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State –   – 21 – 7   .750
Northern Illinois –   – 17 – 11   .607
Akron –   – 16 – 12   .571
DePaul –   – 20 – 15   .571
Notre Dame –   – 16 – 13   .552
Miami (FL) –   – 13 – 15   .464
Missouri-Kansas City –   – 13 – 15   .464
Southern Utah –   – 13 – 15   .464
UMBC –   – 12 – 16   .429
U.S. International –   – 12 – 16   .429
Liberty –   – 11 – 17   .393
Youngstown State –   – 8 – 20   .286
Brooklyn –   – 7 – 21   .250
Central Florida –   – 7 – 21   .250
Florida International –   – 7 – 21   .250
Central Connecticut State –   – 6 – 22   .214
Chicago State –   – 6 – 22   .214
Nicholls State –   – 4 – 23   .148
Davidson –   – 4 – 24   .143
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1989–90 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1989–90 NCAA NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

Season summary

1989-90 was a key transition year for the program. Bill Edwards and Mike Nahar joined the team. It was the final season playing basketball in the Physical Education Building where the Raiders had been so dominant. And importantly, Wright State had its first 20 win season in Division I play. [2]

Roster

1989–90 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 23 Rob Geistwhite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Woodlan Grabill, IN
G 34 Chris Wampler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Tippecanoe Tipp City, OH
F/C 44 Scott Benton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Walton-Verona Union, KY
PG 25 Tyrell Cromwell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Allan Hancock College Philadelphia, PA
F 32 Dave Dinn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Boone County Florence, KY
G/F 43 Rob Haucke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Oak Hills Cincinnati, OH
G 20 Marc Mumphrey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Carroll County Carrollton, KY
F 35 Ron Pierce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Franklin Franklin, OH
PG 22 Mark Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 145 lb (66 kg) So Pleasure Ridge Louisville, KY
F 42 Bill Edwards 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Carlisle Middletown, OH
F 33 Sean Hammonds 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Fr Pleasure Ridge Park Louisville, KY
C 52 Mike Nahar 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Dutch National Jr. Team Alkmaar
F 43 Dan Skeoch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Fr Anderson Anderson, IN
F 4 Jeff Unverferth 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 RS Fr Worthington Worthington, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Jim Brown, Jeff Dillon, Tom Rhoades, Jim Ehler

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Source [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]


Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1989
 Wilmington W 113-79  1–0
 WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 2, 1989
 vs. South Alabama
Joe Lapchick Memorial Tournament 		W 96-82  2–0
 Alumni Hall [8] 
Jamaica, NY
Dec 3, 1989
 at No. 20[9] St. Johns
Joe Lapchick Memorial Tournament 		L 56-76  2–1
 Alumni Hall 
Jamaica, NY
Dec 6, 1989
 Bowling Green L 85-92  2–2
 WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH 
Dec 9, 1989
 Central Michigan W 74-73  3–2
 WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH 
Dec 13, 1989
 at St. Francis (NY) W 94-80  4–2
 Physical Education Center[10] (2,450)
Brooklyn Heights, NY 
Dec 16, 1989
 at U.S. International W 113-105  5-2
 Golden Hall 
San Diego, CA
Dec 19, 1989
 Southern Utah L 81-99  5–3
 Centrum Arena[11] 
Cedar City, Utah
Dec 29, 1989
 Vermont
USAir Classic 		W 91-82  6–3
 WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 30, 1989
 Georgia Southern
USAir Classic 		W 94-91  7–3
 WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 4, 1990
 St. Francis (NY) W 101-82  8–3
 WSU PE Building (2,756)
Fairborn, OH 
Jan 6, 1989
 at Dayton
Gem City Jam 		W 101-99  9-3
 UD Arena (13,511)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 10, 1990
 Chicago State W 95-72  10-3
 WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 13, 1990
 at Youngstown State W 90-80  11-3
 Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
Jan 15, 1990
 at Akron L 66-80  11-4
 JAR Arena 
Akron, OH
Jan 20, 1990
 U.S. International W 116-113  12-4
 WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 24, 1990
 Eastern Kentucky W 79-66  13–4
 WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 27, 1990
 at Liberty W 96-84  14–4
 Liberty Gym[12] 
Lynchburg, VA 
Jan 31, 1990
 Central State W 99-82  15-4
 WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 3, 1990
 Northern Illinois W 66-47  16-4
 WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 7, 1990
 at Kent State L 95-108  16–5
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Kent, Ohio
Feb 10, 1990
 Youngstown State W 94-74  17-5
 WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 15, 1990
 Southern Utah W 108-93  18–5
 WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 20, 1990
 at St. Bonaventure L 82-84  18–6
 Reilly Center[13] 
Allegany, NY
Feb 24, 1990
 Akron W 96-77  19–6
 WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 28, 1990
 Ashland W 81-77  20-6
 WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Mar 3, 1990
 Chicago State W 112-94  21-6
 Physical Education and Athletics Building[14] 
Chicago, IL
Mar 5, 1990
 at Northern Illinois L 77-84  21-7
 Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

Source[15]

Awards and honors

Bill Edwards MVP
Chris Wampler Raider Award

[16]

Statistics

Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
42 Bill Edwards 28 15.4 432 31 192
20 Marcus Mumphrey 28 15.3 427 50 45
33 Sean Hammonds 28 14.2 397 44 199
32 Dave Dinn 27 10.0 270 38 117
44 Scott Benton 28 9.9 278 31 128
25 Tyrell Cromwell 28 8.0 225 147 85
22 Mark Woods 28 7.0 197 129 52
34 Chris Wampler 28 4.6 129 45 37
40 Jeff Unverferth 28 3.9 110 11 64
23 Rob Geistwhite 10 2.7 27 1 10
35 Ron Pierce 9 1.4 14 1 7
35 Dan Skeoch 14 1.4 20 0 6
43 Bob Haucke 16 1.1 17 2 8
52 Mike Nahar 17 0.5 8 2 18

Source[17]

References

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  8. ^ Ludwig, Chick (December 3, 1989). "Raiders upset South Alabama, meet St. John's". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 85. Cox Media. p. 1D.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  9. ^ Ludwig, Chick (December 3, 1989). "Raiders upset South Alabama, meet St. John's". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 85. Cox Media. p. 1D.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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  11. ^ Ludwig, Chick (December 20, 1989). "Wright State routed on the road". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 102. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  12. ^ Ludwig, Chick (January 28, 1990). "WSU comes to life, takes away Liberty". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 102. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  13. ^ Albers, Bucky (February 21, 1990). "Bonnies break Raiders hearts". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 165. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  14. ^ Albers, Bucky (February 21, 1990). "Brawl, 6 technicals mar Raiders' victory". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 176. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  15. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  16. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  17. ^ "1989-90 Wright State Raiders Men's Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 11, 2023.